My mother looks beautiful today. Draped in silken layers of blue and green, perched on an antique oak windsor, she seems a cosmopolitan manifestation of Gaia, the Earth Goddess. Her middle is rounded and bulging out, the blue and green of the stretched taut fabric making it look like a tiny Earth. I draw the parallel intrinsically, for my mother is my whole world. Just … Continue reading Baby Brother: Flash Fiction #1
I challenged myself to write in the cascade poem form developed by Udit Bhatia, but I gave up half way through when my focus shifted to my subject- a world renowned princess with skin white as snow, lips red as a rose and hair black as ebony. Hopefully, the original author was prone to exaggeration, because that sounds like the description of a soulless vampire. … Continue reading Snow White
The town folk gathered to witness the tru disciples of the folk nation put on a folk dance for their folks. Continue reading 7 Reasons to Study Folklore
The following poem is dedicated to a friend that lies all the time. I’m afraid it might take being turned into a donkey before he learns to not be an ass (the animal, not the curse word, because this is a PG-13 blog). A good boy, my son,Made with wood and magic.In the back-wood barn of a wood carver he was born,Ensued a lovely tale … Continue reading Marionette
The following poem, written in the villanelle poetry form, is inspired by the Arab legends of the Ghuls- cannibalistic, blood-drinking, grave-robbing, ugly cousins of the vampires. They are evil djinns that trick you into making a wish ‘Death Note’ or ‘Hell Girl’ style. Every self-serving wish comes with a generous side-serving of gruesome horrors, inflicted on others and yourself. It may come when called, but … Continue reading Inanition Called It
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